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A Few Words About Mick McGillDr. Michael E. ( Mick ) McGill has worked as a tiki carver, a Christmas tree farmer, a tuna cook, a Disneyland ride operator, a gardener, a city planner, a NASA Fellow, a prison sensitivity trainer, a university professor, a management consultant, a best-selling author, a TV talk show raconteur, a vintage bicycle entrepreneur, & a Fortune 500 business executive. Whatever his vocation at the time, over the years his ardent avocation has always been art--appreciation, acquisition, & creation. Influenced by his mother’s creativity & his father’s wry humor, Mick was drawn to the work of Theodore Geisel, James Thurber, Jules Feiffer, and Shel Silverstein from a very early age. He’s still drawn to these artists, whose work provides opportunities for adults & children to connect on the creative mental playground that art can be. Mick’s own provocative & playful multimedia constructions invite viewers of every age to participate in an engaging & entertaining collaboration. “My aim is to evoke a knowing smile & a shared recognition. I like what Nicholas Ronkes has written about smiles & laughter in the gallery: ‘[They] are signs of successful collaborations; they denote an admiration for the clever witticism of the artist & at the same time satisfaction with one’s own cleverness in seeing the joke.’” Mick’s pieces have long been sought after by family & friends & are displayed in homes, offices & businesses around the country. Now retired & in his studio full-time, Mick’s work is available to a larger audience. Mick lives in Dallas with his wife Janet, their two dogs, & a sulphur-crested cockatoo. Education
University of Southern California, Ph.D Books
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